Slack, owned by Salesforce, has launched Slack Code, a new feature that integrates AI coding agents like Anthropic’s Claude Code, Cognition’s Devin, GitHub Copilot, and Vercel’s agent directly into dedicated Slack channels. This allows entire teams to collaboratively watch, guide, review, and ship software, moving AI coding out of individual terminals into a transparent, multiplayer workflow. Slack Code creates project-specific channels where all work, including code diffs and live previews, is visible and archived for audit. The approach shifts the bottleneck from coding itself to judgment and creativity, expanding participation across roles such as engineers, product managers, and designers. Slack emphasizes security by restricting agent permissions to those of the invoking user, ensuring no cross-team data leaks. This launch positions Slack as a key platform for collaborative AI-driven development amid Salesforce’s strategic pivot toward AI-powered enterprise solutions. Leaders in the space see a future where multiplayer channels and single-user terminals coexist, with a growing preference for collaborative workflows fostering higher quality and efficiency in software development.
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